Mollineaux



.G. W. MOLLINEAUX.

Washing-Machines.

Patented Nov. 26, 1872-.

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AM. PHUTULITHOGRAPHIC C0. NY.(0SE'0RNE$ PROCESS) GEORGE WASHINGTON MOLLINEAUX, OE MARBLE HILL, MIssouRr.

IMPRQVEMENT EN WASHING-MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 133,379, dated November 26,1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Bo it known that I, GEORGE W. MOLLI- NEAUX, of Marble Hill, in the county of Bollinger and State of Missouri, have invented a new and Improved Washing-Machine, of which the following is a specification:

My invention consists of a pairof horizontall y-reci procatin g washin g or rubbing boards, suspended adjustably from slides upon the cover, with their rul'ibing-surfaces on the under side, to work on the top of the clothes, which rest on a stationary ribbed-board, and the sides of the tub are provided with vertical ribs for acting upon the clothes. The rubbing-boards are suspended from a vertically-adjustable cross-head, mounted on rods rising up from the slides, and held down upon the clothes with the required pressure by friction-pawls on the cross-head, held on the rods by springs. The slides are worked by a lever pivoted to the top of the tub between,`

allow the top to be lifted. The slides and rubbers swing out of the tub when the cover is raisedLto facilitate the adjustment of the clothes.

Figure l is a plan view of my improved wash-tub. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional elevation taken on the line x of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a cross-section taken on the line y y of Fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A is a strong rectangular water-tight box or tub, with rabbeted and grooved tongued joints, and mounted on short legs B, which are detaohably connected for convenience in packing and storing compactly when not required for use. C is a stationary rubbingboard in the bottom of the boX, Awith crossribs D to intensify its effect. E are vertical ribs ou two opposite sides of the case for the same purpose. F denotes the horizontallyreciprocating rubbing-boards, of which there are preferably two, suspended side by side by two rods, Gr, to each, extending up through the slides H fixed in long slots I in the cover, to be reciprocated for actuating the rubbing-boards. K represents cross-heads, to

ported on the slides H, and extending vertically a suitable ,distance The said crossheads are vertically adjustable on the rods, and they have a friction-pawl, M, to each rod, with a pressure-sprin g, N, to bind them on the rods to prevent them from being forced upward by the clothes, whereon it is desirable that the rubbers should press with more force than their weight will cause. O denotes the actuating-lever, which is pivoted to the cover P at Q, between the slides, and connected to them by stud-pins It working in slots S. The cover is pivoted or hinged t-o the box at one end, and at the other end has a yoke, T, arranged With it, and pivoted to the box so as to swing up over the top and bind it down securely. U is a rest for supporting the top when raised up to putin or take out theI clothes.

AW is a spring for holding the stationary board in the water on the bottom to prevent it from floating, and arranged to allow of readily detaohing the board when required.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination, with a wash-tub, of one or more horizontally-reciprocating and verticallyadjustable rubbingboards, F, substantially as specified.

2. The lever O, pivoted to the stationary cover P at Q and to the alternately-reciproeatingl slides H by stud-pins R workin g in slots S, all combined as specified.

3. The combination of the said reciprocating rubbing-boards, the slides H, rods G, crossheals K, and rods L, substantially as speciie 4. The combination, with the rods L and the cross-heads K, of the pawls M, vand pressuresprings, substantially as specified.

5. The slides for supporting the rubbingboards and actuating them, arranged on the top of the tubs, substantially as specified.

GEORGE WASHINGTON MOLLINEAUX.

. Witnesses:

ROBERT W. FIsHER, AUGUST SANDER. 

